Originally Posted by TierFlyer
Please to name one freedom you've given up for anything in the last 20 years? Freedom to wear your shoes through the metal detector? Freedom to not have a federally funded helicoptor fly through your neighborhood looking for hotspots? What?
Elian Gonzales had his freedoms taken away, you and me are fine. Well, me anyway.
The freedom to be believed innocent until
proven guilty. It has become a way of life now for the average citizen of the United States to have to prove they are not out to do dirty deeds before they can take certain actions.
As one poster stated yesterday, he had to provide an ID and have his personal information entered into some database in order to buy medicine for his baby; school children must prove that they do not take drugs before the can participate in extra curricular activities; we must take off our shoes and divest ourselves of clothing before we can get on a plane.
All of the above presume guilt until we prove otherwise.